Curtain rod bracket



F. w. PITTINGER CURTAIN ROD BRACKET Filed April 5, 1946' 2 Sheets-Sheetl Inventor 30, 19 9- F. w. PITTINGE'R 2, 8 26 RRRRRRRRRRRRRRR ET 2 SheetsShet 2 Filed April 5. 1946 Patented Aug. 30, 1949 ounmmnon BnAoKnr Fred W1 Pittiiigerg, Akron,

hEIFtiIMpHOIISBH. Bittinger; Akromflhib' erpiicatmmapnia 1946;,SeriaLNo.6159;285. r Claim: 7 (c1. 248; 265) invention relates thacnrtainsrod bracket and'more particularly to abracliet for. support, ingflcurtain rods ofvarious, types.

Thclprimary object of theinventionisto support curtaihrodsfor vertical" adiustment; par.- ti'cularly for use in connection with closely gath-- eredlourtains-whichare-drawn tightly and support'ed'at' both their upper and lower ends.

Another object-.oftthe; inyentionzisto facilitate the hanging of such curtains and to allow for a limited vertical adjustment of the curtainsupporting rods.

The aboyee and other." obj eats, man be; attained by employing this invention which embodies among its features a base-plate adapted tube attached to a windowframe; said-base piate-havingj int'urnedopposed flanges at opposite side edges a carriageslidableon the base plate-betweenthe-flanges thereof and having a sl'ot'enter ing: one end} offsetguide flanges on the carri'age adapted to lie against oneface' ofthe base plate adjacent oppositeside-edges-beneath the" flanges, a set screw carried by the carriage and engageable with the base plate to hold the carriage in various adjusted positions on said base plate, and a curtain rod support adapted to be received in the slot in the carriage.

Other features include a head on the curtain rod support adapted to lie between the base plate and the carriage to retain the curtain rod sustaining portion thereof in proper position on the carriage.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a window showing this improved curtain fixture in use,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a curtain fixture embodying the features of this invention,

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially along the line 3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the base plate of the fixture,

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the carriage of the fixture,

Figure 6 is a perspective view of one form of curtain rod supporting hook,

Figure '7 is a perspective view of a modified form of curtain rod supporting hook, and

Figure 8 is a perspective view of a further modified form of curtain rod supporting element.

Referring to the drawings in detail, a window designated generally H! is illustrated in Figure 1 as having attached to the frame ll thereof adjacent the upper and lower ends of the frame curtain rod fixtures l2 embodying the features of this invention. 'Thefixture's. I'ZLaresliown as sup; por g conventional curtain rods; is: between whichtisnstretcheiatgatheredicurtain IA in the conventionallemannerl.

Each fixture. l2; comprisesa base plate. 1530.0111- prisingaisubstantially, rectangularbodit. lfiwhibh is formedlalongopposite side. ed eswith inturned' spaced-paral1el flanges 111 the pnrposnofwhich. wilt. more. fully hereinafter anpean. Formed in.-- tegr-ally. with; the base plate 16, adiacenticpposite. ends are oppositely disposed outstanding. att'ach.--. ing ears Lfleach of.which isifbrmed iwitli =an .0.pe.nr ing, la for. the-reception. of; attachin crews, by, means.of-.which.theplate isseoureditotthewindow frame.

Mounted for. longitudinal. sliding. movement on. the base plate l -5isiarcanriage designated generalk 1y 21L which comprises. at body; plate; 241 havin formed in one end a longitudinally extendin .-$1btl 2am thereceptionofthetcurtain rod supper-ting element or. hoektdbamore.fullyhereinafter described. Formed in the plate 21' near the end' opposite that into which the'slot 22 opens is an internally screw-threaded opening 123 for the reception of a set screw '24 by means of which the carriage 20 is held in various adjusted positions on the base plate 15. Formed along opposite side edges of the body 2| are inwardly offset laterally extending flanges 24 which as illustrated in Figure 2 are adapted to engage beneath the flanges I! of the base plate 15 to retain the carriage in slidable engagement with the base plate,

In order to support a popular type of curtain rod on the fixture I2 I provide a hook designated generally 25 which comprises a substantially triangular body portion 26 having projecting from one edge thereof a neck 21 terminating at its free end in a head 28. The body 26 is provided along the edge 29 with a bearing surface which is adapted to rest against the outer face of the carriage 2! when the neck 21 enters the slot 22 and the head 28 lies between the inner face of the carriage 20 and the base plate l5. A hook 30 projects from the end of the triangular body 26 opposite that carrying the bearing surface 29 and is adapted to engage one end of a curtain rod of the conventional flattened and bowed form.

In certain instances a straight tubular rod which is usually of telescopic construction is used and in that event I provide a hook designated generally 3| having a shank portion 32 provided adjacent one end with a squared neck 33 which terminates in a head 34. When this type of hook is employed the squared head 34 is received be tween the front surface of the base plate l5 and the inner surface of the carriage 20 with the neck 33 projecting through the slot 22.

In still other instances it is desirable to employ bowed and cylindrical rods in which event I provide the supporting fixture designated generally 35 which comprises a tubular socket 36 having formed at one end a rectangular neck 31 carrying at its extreme outer end a head 38. When this type of rod supporting unit is employed the head 38 is received between the carriage 20 and the base plate IS with the neck 31 extending through the slot 22.

In operation, the base plates l are attached at the desired points on a window frame and the carriages 20 are mounted to slide vertically therein as indicated in Figure 1. The proper rod supporting hook is then introduced into the slot 22 and the rods I3 are slid through the curtain M in the conventional manner. The upper rod is then placed on the upper pair of brackets l2 and the set screws 24 loosened to permit the rod to be adjusted vertically to the desired position. The lower rod I3 is then connected to the lower pair of brackets l2 with the carriages 20 therein inverted so that when the carriages are moved downwardly to draw the curtain l4 tight, the supporting units in the carriages will be moved to the inner ends of the slot 22 so as to place the curtain under tension. The set screws 24 in the lower brackets l2 are then tightened when the desired tension has been placed upon the curtain and it will thus be seen that the curtain will be held taut and will remain so until the material thereof stretches or the set screws are loosened.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple and efiicient adjustable curtain bracket is provided which lends itself readily to use in maintaining curtains in tightly stretched condition on a window.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

A curtain rod fixture comprising a base plate adapted to be attached to a window frame, inturned opposed flanges at opposite side edges of the base plate, a carriage having a slot entering one end slidable on the base plate between the flanges thereof, offset guide flanges on the carriage adapted to lie adjacent opposite side edges of the base plate beneath the flanges thereon to hold the carriage spaced from the base plate, a set screw carried by the carriage and engageable with the base plate to hold the carriage in various adjusted positions thereon, a shank adapted to enter the slot, a head on one end of the shank adapted to lie between the base plate and the carriage, a body on the end of the shank opposite the end carrying the head, one edge of the body being adapted to engage the face of the carriage adjacent the inner end of the slot and a curtain rod engaging and sustaining hook carried by the body.

FRED M. PI'I'IINGER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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